National Consultation on a Framework for Climate Services in Chad

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Summary

Dates:

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 to Friday, April 19, 2013

Location:

Bakara

Chad

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Type:

Workshop

Starting in 2012, pilot projects of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) were launched in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger. National consultations for climate services were held in each of these countries to facilitate identification of specific gaps and needs in the countries as well as critical elements for the implementation of climate services.

The national workshops brought together over fifty representatives from climate-sensitive sectors in each country, as well as farmers, herders and community spokespersons, and representatives from rural radios, farmer platforms, and community based organizations. At the end of the workshop, roadmaps to build National Frameworks for Climate Services in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali were developed.

Chad is in the process of developing its national plan of action that will address the gaps and needs that were highlighted at the national consultation. The plan will indicate, in great detail, the activities that are needed in order to establish frameworks for climate services at national level - to enable tailored products and services to support decision making.

To review the current status of generating climate information at the country level and asses specific needs for climate services in different sectors;

To review the current status of interfacing mechanisms and interactions between climate services providers and users, identify major areas for improvement and recommend effective mechanisms and practices;

To articulate the capacity building needs in terms of mandates, infrastructure as well as human resources, in all the components of the GFCS;

To discuss and recommend arrangements for improved production, better access and sustainable operations for climate predictions and services to facilitate the flow of climate information from global and regional scales through the national and local scales;

To chart a roadmap for the effective development and application of climate services in support of agriculture and food security and other climate sensitive sectors.